The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Mr. GYE h as the honour to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, that the Opera Season of 1864 will commence on TUESDAY NEXT, MARCH 29TH. The forthcoming Season will be the Eighteenth of The Royal Italian Opera, seventeen years having now elapsed Since its original establishment. It cannot but be a source of pride and gratification to the Director to reflect that he is again enabled to place before his Subscribers some account of the arrangements which he has made for theit entertainment, well calculated to sustain the pre-eminent position held by the Royal Italian Opera among the greatest Lyrical Establishments of Europe. It will be seen by the following slight outline that the company of Artist es i s o f unprece d ente d s t reng th. Ic in•• eludes, each in their paticular emploi, the three greatest Prima Donne, the fur most renowned Tenors, and the three most celebrated Barytones in Europe; while the Basses have been reinforced by the two most esteemed Arhaes in Italy and Germany. Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI. Maine, A DELINA. PATTI will return with fresh laurels gathered during the recess. This young Artiste has, during the past winter, visited her native city of Madrid, in Which capital she was born on March 19th 1843, and where, as it w e ll b e imagined, the display of her wonderful talents Was received with the most unbounded enthusiasm by her c olupatriote s . Madlle. PATTI was honoured by several personal inter views with her Majesty the Queen of Spain, she received many distinguished marks of favour from the Nobility and Ge etry,while th e P u bli c, notw i t h stan di ng t h a t th e prices of admission to the Opera were raised beyond all former pre cedentin Madrid, filled the theatre to overflowing on every tight of representation. On the 19th of August last, when the Congress of Ger lerail Potentates met in the City of Frankfort.on-the ajaer Madlle. Patti received the distinguished honour of nag ePecially summoned to perform on the occasion of the Grand Gala Fete given by the Authorities of that city to the assembled Sovereicens. As expressed in the joutuals lrinhees.ly, Madlle. Patti - literally sang to a "Parterre de there Mad r id M a dll e . P a tti procee d e d t o P a ris, and is "ere fulfilling her second engagement to the satisfaction and delight of the abonnees of the Thatre Italien. The Repertoire of Madlle. PATTI, of unusual extent for 630 Y o ung' an Artiste, now includes the Operas of " La Son manabula, " " " Luci di Lammermoor," "La Traviata," 4 ` Marth a, "Don Prisquale," "Dirorah," " Barbiere," "Don Giovanni," "La Gazza Ladra," &c. In addition to Madlle, PATTI sill appear in the characters of d'Amore," and in that of Maria in "La d same, at thee'agimento " which she performed, for the first 17 the first time, close of last ' season • she will also appear, anti in the part of ' Susannah in " Le Nozze di garty4 and in Margherita in Gounod's Opera of " Faust." Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA. • It is indeed a rare event in the annals of the lyric stage that two young Artistes of extraordinary and commanding t alents should appear for the first time almost simulta zleMisiv as candidates for public Favour. About the save period that Madlle. PATTI made her first appearance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, the Musical world of Germany was sounding the praises of a Ro yal Artiste who ju s t th en h a d ma d e h er d e b u t a t the ' - "Yal Opera at Berlin. This debutante was Mdlle. PAU- Il ict LUCCA—her youth, her beauty. and her wonderful oecot soon pl ace d h er secure l y i n pu bli c f avour, an d i n a "erY short time the Prussian Government presented her itect an engagement for t en y ears . The Director of the °Yal Italian Opera was naturally anxious to afford an APorrunity to his subscribers to hear so interesting an rt iste, and tow ar d s th e en d o f l as t S eason , was enabled .t?. procure (by special f avour ) o f th e R o yal Hef-Theater rrolion of B er li n , p erm i ss i on f or M a dll e . L UCCA. to give tee representations in London. The success which at 'tended the young Artiste on the occasion of these three Performances will not easily be forgotten by thc-e who Witnessed them. Madlle LUCCA returned to Berlin full of honours and succeeded in obtaining, by Royal favour, annual conge of three months ; and it is thus that Mr. ,? . 3re has been able to secure her services for the greater portion of his coming season. 11 Lunnie will make her debut in Meyerbeer's P ra utter "Les H uguenots. " Sh e will then perform the rcha aat of Margherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust :" en of Cherubino in Mozart's Opera, " Le Nozze th di Pear° Merrywar that of Mrs. Ford in Nicolay's Opera, ao Wives of Windsor • and lastly the great L''e of Catarina in Meyerbeer's &rand Historical Opera, L'Etoile du Nord." Mademoiselle EMILIA L &GRUA. It has never been the habit of the Director of the Royal talian Opera to herald forth the praises of Artistes about snake their first appearance at his Theatre, however great tuaeft continental reputations may have been; and in the to a ,se of e engagement of Mademoiselle Lagrua it is not intention to depart from this custom any farther than tai express a ye y,confident hope that this Artiste will sus in London the reputation which she now enjoys road. viz. —that of being, in the Opera Serie, by far the gi'oateat dramatic singer of the period. _ Ma demoiselle La g rua will arr i v e e arly in th e S eas on, ;ho M ake her fi rs t ap p earance i n th e c h arac t er o f N orma . .!,•„m a will also sustain the character el Leonora in "La vorita," Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni," Leonora in e ee l ; t4 eliot" Desde mona in " Otelle," L e o n o r a in " Tro eret" and the principal role in Verdi's new Opera " La h( s )rza d el Destino," which was originally composed for r Peter burg her engagement at the Imperial Theatre of St. g. t. Amon. those who, thi s S eason, will solicit for the first 114° th e approbation of an E ng li s h audience are— Mad 'emoiselle DESTINN (From tlete Imperial Opera of Vienna) A lademo ; .selle GIUSE [TINA TATI. (Frfma the Royal Opera at Lisbon) Mademoiselle GARULLI (From La Scala, at Milan) Signor SCALESE (From the Theatre Italien, at Paris) Signor ATTRI (From La Pergola, at Florence) and Herr SCHMID (From the Imperial Opera, at Vienna). The appearance of Signor WACHTEL may also be con !idered as a debut, unavoidable circumstances having ob. i‘ged him to return to Germany after having appeared but three times at the lt( yal Italian Opera in the Season of 802. Since that time Signor Wachtel has become at tached to the Imperial Opera, et Vienna, under an en g'igernen.t of six years duration, interrupted only by a short annual c onge. _ e 5,.. 1. . - 411or WACHTEL will m a k e hi s d e b u t i n th e c h arac t er "L. Manrieo, in " Trovatore ;" he will i then p e rform that e Arnold() in " Guglielmo Tell ;" an d a !t erwar d s th e ro l e _ f,, Jean de Leyden in Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, " La ' a-t oPhete." Notwithstanding these new engagements, it will be oh *served that the many favourite Artistes, whose talents have 7 ° . l ° ll g supported the Royal Italian Opera, have been re _ained, and that the Director is thereby enabled to re.cast 2a . _t!.,' of the Operas, and to impart to them an unpieee "Hed strength and completeness. TMademoiselle MARIE BATTU, now holding the high i e s ‘ ition of chief Prima Donna at the Academia Itnperiale e Vlasique in Paris, will perform for the first time, the t!acter of La Contessa, Mozart's Opera of "Le Nozze suiltro.le•areet Mademoiselle BATTU has kindly offered to sie e also the part of Adalgisa, in "Norma," on the occa sion of the debut of I`./lademoittelle LAGRUA. et.lemoiselle kNTONIETTA Faucet will sing, for the of Lotirae,l;le Ir...ft of Bertha, in " Prophete," and that ei. d na r-•"".rri, in " Don Giovanni." le it" er a° ihneEE will sing her original part of Pregiosilla s ign , orea del Destine." , cha r, Jr RoNcose will appear, for the first time, in the 4erer a delof es Pasquale, and in that of Fra Melitone in " La rz Dtine " si g n or • T_. TAMBERLIK will appear. for the first time in feland, in his original part of Don Alvaro, in Verdi's t) ::: Opera, " La Forza del Destino, and, for the first time Six years, that of " Otello." Lalonsieur FAURE will perform, for the first time, the aaraeter of Nevers, in "Les Huguenots; that of Figaro, 1 . 03 Nozz e di Fi garo ;" an d a l so hi s grea t rol e o f P e t er i"te "Geeat, which ho erformed upwards of 100 i , ghts in c ., 11 , 0 ) in Meyerbeer's p Opera, " L' Etoile du Nord.' n '3'gner GRAZIANI will perform, for the first time, the 11.aracter of Guglielmo Tell; that of " Il Conte in "Le ,10zze di Figaro ;" and his original part in Verdi's new " s te,rat " La Forza del Destine." NAUDIN who so firmly established himself in the food opinion of the Subscribers last year, will, in addition his other parts, perform, for s the first time, that of Elvino 1;1." Sonnarnbum," and that of Roberto in " Robert le Signor MARIO will perform, for the first time these Ri ght years, the part of Nemorino, ins' L'Eiisir d'Amore;" also, for the first time these seven years, his celebrated character of Fernando in " La Favorite ;" and, for the first time, that of Faust. Mr. GTE feels assured that the subscribers will be gra tified to know that he retains the invaluable assistance of Mr. COSTA.. ENGAGEMENTS. Mademoiselle ADEL INA PATTI, Madame DIDIEE. Mademoiselle ANTONIE'I'TA FRICCI, Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU, Madame RUDERSDORFF, Mademoiselle ANESE, Madame TAGLIAFICO, and Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA. • Mademoiselle DESTINN, Her First Appearance in England. Madera iselle GIUSEPPI .s I TATI, Her Fir t Appearance in England. Mademoiselle GARULL I, Her First Appearance in Engl.nd, and Mademoiselle E3IILIA LAGRUA, Her First Appearance in England. Signor MARIO, Signor T AMBERLIS, Signor N UDIN, Sign r LUCCHESI, Sig - nor ROSSI, Signor NERI-BARALDI, anl Signor WACHTEL. Signor RONCONT, Signor GRAZIANI, Signor COLONESE, and Monsieur FA • RE. Sig:. or ATTRI, His First Appearanc in England. Si';nor S(ALESE, Ms First Appearance in England. Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor PALL/VI?, Signor POLONIN Signor CAPPONI, Signor CIAIIPI, and Herr SCH NI ID, His First Appearance in England. Di rector of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA. PRINOIPAL DAN SMJSES. Alademoise lA sAIXIO N Mademoiselle ZINA RICHARD, Math moiselle RAFFAELLI, Mademoiselle ASS' /s; TA, Alademoisselle CARMINE, Her Fir: Appearance in England, Ae. V a e, e r r o al Piano.. ~.( i . of the Military Band 1 ~. ‘uaJldstremn) ,4e der of the Ballet Mr. TH I RLWALL. "hi‘g'nist ............... . 1 , ores Master Mr. SMYTHSON. hignor MAG GION NiY,',lPter ................. Signor MONTERASI. ,41ter de Ballet ... Mons. DESPLACES. .0-kathinists . Mr. SLOMAN. Th e Orchestra and Chorm of tlic Royal Italian Opera. N°. 22.388. THE . SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1864. Stage Manager, Mr. A. HARRIS. MERCANTILE (ANDI,XO nANUE BANK CIOLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. N./ The APRIL NU AIBER contains the following Serial Stories: ":WON OVER; OR THE JESUIT AND THE COUNTESS." 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The APRIL NUMBER contains Part VI. of The followi• , g ara the prop° -ed arrangement 3 for the Sea son's performances, and they will be adhered to as strictly as circumstaLces will permit. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisky." MERCANHLE AND EXCHANGE BANK (Limited). • SUB-BRANCH, 41, MINCING-LANE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and atter THIS DAY (Monday), March 28, Businesi will be continued at above address as a Sub-Branch. R. IL WILLIAMS, Manager in London. JOHN LAW. By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. NORMA. Norma .. Mg dile. L , grua. Her First Awearanee in England. Ar'algisa Madlle. Marie B , ttu. Who has kingly offered to sing' the part on his occasion. Pollio Si. ner Oroveso Herr SAunid. IL TROVATORE. Leonora Lag , na. A z uzen a : I‘la tile. Deed in. 11 C rite di Luna S ;;nor Gr Ferrando .. Signor co. Manrieo Signor IVaAlt .1. His First Appearan'e in that Character in England. IL BARBIERE DI SAVIGLIA. Madlle. Adelina. Patti. S ;nor Ronconi. •• •• •• Signor Attri. Signor Scalese. Signor Mar.o. LA FAVORITA. Leonora .. Mad le. Lagrua. Alfonso Si Tr , or Gr B rtt azar .. Signor Attri. Fern,Wo .. Signor Mario. Ills First Appe.trance in that Character thcs 3 Eix Years. FIDE LIO. Leonora .. Lagrua. VIJRNI TUBE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOT R, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select coin, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted (.;.r; riGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illnstratedby4lo actin -able engravings of every description of Furniture and ..ecsteals, with prices attached. 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References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Eiy, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above MO other places in all parts of Great V vv With power to add to their number. The provisional arrangement for merging the old-established private bank of Messrs. Challis and Son with rhe Albion Bank (Limited) has been confirmed, and the active partner will be the general manager of the Pack. DINORAH. For the Firs:, Time them Three Years. Dinorah Madl e Adelina Patti. Comfit ino . Si _nor Teri- Baratoi. HIS First App mrance in that Chara ter. trn Caprato .. Madame Didiee. Hoel t-ignor Gnziani. LE PROPHETE. Fides _•• .• •• •• Mad le. Giuse , pini Tat'. Bertha - Antonietta Fried. Her First Appearance in that Character. Jean of Leyden .. 6. Si: nor Whchtel. His First Appearance in that Character in England. GUGLIELMO TELL Mathilde Madlle. Marie Battu. Walter .. S g - norAttri. Guglie mo Tel , Signor Gr • ziani. His First Appearance in that C ar-ct r. Arno do Signoi Wach 0, His First Appearance in that Cnarao er in Eagl,nd. LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina .. Madlle. Pauline Lucca. Her Fourth Appearance in that Character in England. Marguerite .. Madlle. Marie Battu. firbano .. Madame Didiee. De Nevers6. .. Mons. Faure. Ilia First Appearance in that Character in England. St. Bris Signor Colonese. His First Appearance in that Character. Ilerr Schmid. .. Signor Mario. ROBERTO IL DIANOLO. Herr Schmid. DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna .. 6. .6 Madlle. Lagrua Donna Eivira . • .. Madlle. Antonietta Fricci, Her First Appearance in that Character. • • .. Madlle. Adelina Patti. •• .. Mons. Faure. .• .. Signor Scalese. •• .. Signor Ronconi. herr Schmid. .. Signor Tamberlik. FAUST E MARGHFRITA. Madame Didiee. Mona. Faure. Signor Graziani, Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character. The Character of Margherita will be performed both by Madlle. Pauline Lucca and by Madlle. Adelina Patti. Their First Appearances in that Character in England. LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her Third Appearance in that Character. .. Signor Ronconi, His First Appearance in that Character. Signor Neri-BaraldL COBBETT and CO., General HOW3C Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, GENERAL MANAGER Thomas M. Chal Is, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Challis and Son, 18, West Smithfield. Bank of London, Threadneedle-street. Th., London and Northern Bank, 2, Bank-buildings, London; and Newcastle, Leeds, and Huddersfield BROKER. James Shepherd, Esq.. Auction Afar'. SOLICITOR. G. W. Curving Dean, Esq., 27, New Broad-street. AUDITORS. • By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. William Cooper, Esq , Fublla Accountant, 13, George-street, Mani )n House. W. Andrews, Esq , Manager United Kingdom Eleo , rie Tele graph Company. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, rand BACHELOR'S BOX. - SECRETARY. PRO TEIT. Mr. H. L. Price. Temp rary Offices-2, Bank-buildings. Marcel Raoal Bertram .. Zerlina Don Giovanni Leporello .. . • Masetto .. • • Il Commendatore Don 0 tta,io Siebel Mephistopheles .. Valentine .. Faust Maria Sulpizio Tonio OTELLO. For the First Time these Six years. Desdemona .. Mad le, Lagrua. 1ag,0.. .. Signor Ronconi. Elmiro .. Signor Attri. Otello Sig :ior Tamberlik. ELISIR D' AMORE. Nemorino .. Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character these Eight years. Belcore Mons Faure. His First Appearance in that Character. Duloamara Signor Ronconi. Adina Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her Third Appearance in that Charat.t.r. DON PASQUALE. Don Pasquale .. Signor Roneoni. His First Appearance in that Character. Malatesta .. .. Mons Faure. Ernesto .. Signor Naudin. Nor.na Madlle. Adelina Patti. LE FOZZE . CI FIGARO. For the First Time in the , :ew Theatre. Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her First Appearance in that Charaetv. La Contessa Madlle. Marie Baal. Cherubino Madlle Pauline Lucca. Her First Appearance in that Character in Eegland. Il Conte .. Signor Grazia i. Bartolo .. Signor It onconi Basilio Signer Neri- Baraldi. and Figaro .. . Admission—Area, CI; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. Susanna Mons. Faure. Production of DIE LUSTIG-EN WIEBER VON WIND FOR. Towa-cb the end of Al' y wi 1 be produced, for the first time in England, with New Scenery Costumes, and Appoint ment 4, one 01 the mos popular Works In Germany ; viz., icoLay's Opera, founded on SHAKESPEARE'S t omedy, "The Merry Wive of Windsor," and entitled, DIE - LUSTIGEN WEIiIER VON WINDSOR. The principal characters will 131 sustained by Herr SCHMID and Madlle PAULINE LUCCA. Production of Si .nor VERDI'S ' ew Grand Opera, LA FOB ZA I)EL DESTINO. This Grand Opera was written and compoied by the ex press command of his Majesty the Emperor of Rus ia, and was produced with the greatest eolat r.t the Imperial Opera of t. Petersburg last year. The four principal roles were composed exp essly for the following Artistes, viz. : Madlle. LAGRUA, Madame DIDIEE, s'grior GRAZIANI, and Signor T MBE RUE:. And these same Artistes will sustain the sarne c`laracters, on the production of the Work at ihe oyal Ita ian Opera. Production of ME YERBE E a's Grand II is orical Opera, . , •. • • 7 " i*. • . . • „ wm ?( • :, t - , • -• • t t • , 41ZZI Vj j k 'Lek:. 09 • _ CZi" 674.'1 !\.! • . • • t /A / II I tAt• . , 'lrßOrr• _ 4 r +li!W!hF , dipN • lay wr. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &a, is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, Is. ; area, 28. ; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from e even to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 2, at three. T H 0 X F ORD, e, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUN, embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented baud and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the following talented artistes —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,,W almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &C. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. UNSWORTU and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. -- Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Fintchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &o. ----- Will shortly be producel, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ant THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. - - • Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, is. ; private bzxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated. and which have all been duly registered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of "The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Cryptal Waters, form a coup d'cell of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Princo Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in alditiort to the above. - ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- TRIUMPFIANr SUCCE':S of the NEW CIRQUE, acknowledged to be the best ever produced in England. 111 0Y A L A. Llt A 111 Blt A.— The c.f re , tegt Fom•le Rider of the Age, the wondrous Mille. LOUISE Loissm. ia-e,` - PRICE .4d. STAMPED.....Sd. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Mr. Reed's experimental ship Enterprise, in basin at Woolwich, got up steam on Saturday for the trial of her engines, by Messrs. Ravenbill and Co., of 160 horse power. The trial was preliminary, the vessel proceeding to the measured mile this morning or to-morrow. Every branch of the machinery worked softly and without showing any indications of heat or undue friction. The Sultan's iron yacht, which has been lying at Wool wich during the past fortnight, sailed for Constantinople ou Friday last, having received a crew of various nations from the Sailors Home in London. Mr. Comyn, an officer of the Royal Naval Reserve, is in command of the yacht, and Mr. Harms, an English engineer, is in chief charge of the engines, and will probably remain in the permanent service of the Turkish Government. The Irresistible, 67, 400 horse power, fitting for the Coastguard service at Southampton, has been removed out of the great basin into the Medway, and on Saturday shipped her main deck guns, consisting of 24 32-pounders, which wen sent from Chatham by the War Department transport Marlborough. In accordance with the orders of the Admiralty, seven of the improved gunboats, from the designs of Mr. Reed, are to be immediately commenced at Chatham, Portsmouth, Davenport, and Woolwich dockyards. They are to be called steam launches, and are to be completed with as much de spatch as the resources of the several dockyards will permit. The Adventure, screw troopship, Capt. C. L. Waddilove, remains at anchor at Spithead, the present orders being that she is to remain thers until about the 12th proximo. If no fresh case of smallpox appears there among her crew she will proceed to Dover, and embark there a battery of garri son artillery, and a detachment of the 2d battalion of the 20th Regiment. From Dover she will proceed to Plymouth and there take on board the troops and naval supernumera ries conveyed to that part from Portsmouth in the Hima laya. She will then start on her China voyage. Statements have been made in connection with this ship, regarding the prevalence of small-pox at Portsmouth, which are ex aggerations. Small-pox is prevalent to a certain extent in some of the most crowded portions of Portsmouth and its suburbs, as it is just now in many ether towns, but there is no foundation for the statement that there are crowds of people waiting at the doors of medical men for vaccination, &a. The disease made its appearance on board the Adven ture, and as a simple matter of precaution her voyage to China has been delayed, the cases having in the meantime been removed to hospital, a number of her crew vaccinated, and the ship thoroughly fumigated and cleansed. The Bulldog, 6, paddle, Capt. Charles Wake, went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead on Saturday, and com menced taking on board her powder and shell, preparatory to sailing on foreign service. The screw steam gunvessel Ranger, 5, Commander Gor don, from the eastward, arrived on Saturday in Plymouth Sound, where she filled up with coal from the hulk Lavinia, preparatory to the sailing for the West Coast of Africa. The screw steam troopship Himalaya, from Portsmouth, arrived on Friday at Plymouth, and landed at the Royal William Victaalling-yard the troops destined to proceed to China in the Adventure. The seamen supernumeraries which came from Portsmouth were transferred to the Royal Adelaide, and on Saturday the Himalaya proceeded to moorings outside Keyham Steam-yard, into which she will be taken for the purpose of being docked and repaired. The Royal George, 78, at Devonport, will be commissioned on the Ist of April proximo by ;he officers and crew of the Ajax, 60. In accordance with instructions to that effect received from the Admiralty, every exertion is being used to com plete the Terrible, 22, 800-horse power, for the first divi sion of the Chatham Steam Reserve, as she will shortly be required for commission. The Terrible is the largest of the paddlewheel eteamers in the British navy, and was built under the superintendence of Mr. 0. W. Lang, late the master•shipwright at Chatham dockyard. During the time she has been in dock, a period of several months, she has undergone such extensive repairs as to make her almost a aew vessel. She is intended for service in the llediter- L'ETOILE DU NORD. It will b' remembered that this chef d'reuvre of the great corn oser was pr .dueed in the 1 Ater par of the Season of 1855. It had only been I erformed on Seven occasions when the calamitous burning of the old Th atre took place, entirely consuming the immense mass of material so lately prepared for its repr se , tation. It may, therefore, be, r:•garded as almost a new Work in this country. Sinke t e erection of the present Theatre, four out of the five great Works of METERBEER h ,ve been reprodueeJ, viz.—" Les Huguenots," "Le Prophete," "Dinorah " and "Roberto it Diavol ." The fifth, viz.—" L'Etolle du Nord " will he given during the present Season, and will be mounte with entirely N w See ery. Costu es and Appoint ents. The Part of Caterina by Madlle. PAULINE LUCCA. That of Pietro by Mvns. FAURE. The Repdrtoire of the Royal Italian Opera now embrace the following Operas : Les Huzuenots .• •• •• Meyerbeer. Dinorah.. •• •• •• •• Meyerbeer. Roberto 11 Diavolo .. .. .. Meyerbeer. Le Prophete .. .. .. .. Meyerbeer. Don Giovanni.. •• •• •• Mozart. Il Barbiere di Siviglia .. .. Rossini. Guglielmo Tell .. .. .. Rossini. Otello .• •• • • .. .. Rossini. La Gazza Ladra. .. .. .. Rossini. Lucrezia orgia .. .. .. Donizetti. Don Pasquale •• •• •• Donizetti. Maria di Rohan •• •• •• Donizetti. Da Favorita .. .. .. .. Donizetti. Lucia di Lammermoor .. .. Donizetti. La Figlia del Reggimento • • Donizetti. L'Elisir d'Amore .. .. .. Donizetti. Norma •• •• •• •• .• Behini. La Sonnambula •• •• •• Bellini. I Puritani •• •• •• •• Bellini. La Tray ata .. .. .. .. Verdi. It Trovatore .. .. .. .. Verdi. Rigoletto Verdi. Ballo in Maschero .. .. .. Verdi. Martha.. .. .. .. .. Flotow. Zampa .. .. .. .. Herold. lora Diavolo .. : .. .. Auber. Masaniell° .... .. Aubcr. ii. Giuramento .. .. .. Mereadante. Fidelio .. .. .. .. .. Beethoven. Orfeo .. .. . .. .. .. Gluck. Faust e Marghcrita • • • • Gouncd. THE SUBSCRIPTION WILL CONSIST OF FORTY NIGHTS. But as there will, after the first week, be regu'arly Four Nights in each Week, viz., Mcnday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Subscribers will, by making kn..wn their wishes at the commencement of the Season. have the chAce of select ing either two of the Four N',E., , hts. Subscribers of last Sea-on are also r srectfully requested, if they wish to retain their Boxes or Stalls, to notify the same at once to Mr. Parsons, at the Box Office. TERMS : B xes on the Second Tier ....(for Four Persons) 100 Guineas. Ditto First Tier (ditto. 2 , '" ~ Ditto Ditto at the side ....(ditt0).......150 „ Ditto Grand Tier (ditto) 240 „ Ditto Pit Tier (ditto) 2 0 „ Orchestra Stalls (Fach) 35 „ Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row --(ditto) lB „ Ditto econd Row..(ditto). SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE PAID IN -ADVANCE. Application for Boxes and Stalls to be made to Mr. Par sons, at the fox Office, under the Portico of the•Theatre. Also of Mr. Mit.7hell, Mr. Bubb, Messrs. Lacon and Oilier Mr. Hookham, Messrs. Cnappell, Messrs. Cock and Hutch ins, Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; Messrs. Cramer. Beale, and 'Wood, Regent-street ; and of Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., Ci eapside. Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, March, 1864. TEETH. —Mr. ESKPLUS INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They arc not so 'Liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &e., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations Iree. —B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, PT ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. 41,. It. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre- Aced without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. seat, of Bromley, Kent, will be tound invaluable to all who offer from bilious and iver complaints, indigestion, wind, =palms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. ed. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green Package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the titamP. TO CARMEN.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning £4'► per week. Stabling, yard, and country house. Rent, £25. Price, including eight horses, vans, cart, trolley, harness, ctc., £350. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO GROCERS, Sze.—Mr. ANDREW HTND has for SALE a genuine BUSINESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop, and outbuildings. Rent £3O. Trade, £25 per week. Price £l5O. Also the following : Bla kt iars. £ 10; Holborn, £200; Harylebone, £200; Bays water, £l4O ; Bermondsey, £7O, &:. Office -, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DAIRY and MILKWALK City.—Mr. ANDW. HIND has for SATE the above, doing thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop, ten rooms, stable, &c. Rent, £ss. Prim, with horse and cart, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. t'aul's. DINING -ROOMS.— Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a cspitil BUSINESS, near the City. 11 use of eight rooms. Rent, £53. Trade, £5O per weer. Price, £4OO, Also the fol , ow ng :—Lambeth, £6O ; sou h district, £500; Islington, £B5, &c. Oincr:s, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BOOT and SHOE TRADE. Notting-hill.—Mr. N DREW HIND has to LET capital PREUISES, comprising shop, nine rooms, &c. Rent, £.:O. Returns, £lOO. Fixtures, £69. Offices, Little Car; er• lane, St. Paul's. 110 BUILDERS, HOUSE AGENTS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND is instructod to DISPOSE OF a first-class BUSINESS, four miles west. Proprietor retiring. Large and • onvonient premises, at the nominal rent of £25. Lease, 15 years. Returns £4,000. May be increased to any extent. Price, including plant, £6,0. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. pIiESIDENCES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a convenient HOUSE, eight miles from town and near a station, containing* three si tin!: and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, and paddock. Rent, 00 gu neas ; or furnished, £ ZOO. Also the fol)owing :—Red Hill, rent £BO, or to be sal i for .C 900; Che.tenham, £7O; Brixton-hill, £lO5 and £80; Esher, £4O; Lewisham, £5O ; Essex, with seven acres, £l2O, Sze. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. P‘u 's, QI A IV MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capi!al PREMISES two miles from the Wink, comprising good ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, with 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, &c. Rent, with use of plant, £2io. Offieei, corner 9f Little Carter-laue, S . MEMORIAL BUST. T HE NATIONAL Sculpture, Govern- SHAKESPEARE ment School cf Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Stratford -on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by HOWELL, JAMES, and CO. Copies will be issued, in the order of registration, to sub- By FELIX M. MMILELTR)R, scribers only, and are executed in— Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, French Terra Cotta 1.) ~ 8 ~ One Guinea. Bronze ~ ~ Three Guineas Subscribers' names r eceived by the agents in Lo don and chief provincial towns (where copies of the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers, By appo in notmenttvrE LL, o J th M e Queen an d Prinee and Princess of ' Wales, b, 7, and 9. RE arENI-STR ' L ET, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. _____---------- y T r S ee ' om ii m O en rd to M the A l NT 'ub 'S lic as an unfail- I ; a., and 22e. e ich. Also his FRIEND IMPORTANT INFORMATION. pSoilLduiLniupoAtsN• lAltdio2;ll9pUdrol:ri,e Nrithout confine lli-r,, rßemi.seeltdoyn° fi fi3doerEnNtvßlounds of every description, burns, scalds, d., 2s . 9d., ls. 6d., chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and infla p m e e r d ior ey F e a s m , : I ; tor!. Beach and Barnicott, confirmed by Sixty years' experience to be one of the best aile.rative medicines ever offeredrconfine ment Aperient, iesn.,tonr t d o 2h t 2t h ahBn e . agteea public. moi .yd i They htsaeoyki Sold n o :lima boxes, forma allxme s t i t, a i Imsa. times Sold wholesale by the Bridport, by th , London houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. —INTERNATIONAL . P TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, • tc., dm., VI RI Z E M Ex E n D IBI A TI L os TI I N B6 T 2. E To the Queen and the Pzince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. e " A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addresse d to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject o f WAX CANDLES with P LATTE D WICKS, Fa ys:-- " I have found them fully eq ual to the reco mmendation which t y h o e u m g t a o v e t h t e h c e l m e 1 ,. gay for n cand the use sincerely,ofth altar. in my turn, I com mend Finest quality. with Fl a tt e d Wicks, patented.. qs. 2d. per lb . Ordinary quality .. • • • • • • • • `L .B . Ocl• per lb. VEGETABLE CL.NDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. ~ .. • • • • • . ls. sd. per lb. .. Second quality .. .. • • ~ is. ltd. per lb. Third quality .. .. .. .. • • • . ls. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street. Grosvenor -square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. —The greatest and 11 most useful invention of theday, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO. , 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue — no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyeb ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in hall bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility. may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Waits. PROSPECTUS, Althomh the system of joint-stock banking has been esta blished to meet the requirements of moat departments of trade, it has trot been •ntroduced for the business of the agri cultural and cattle markets of the metropolis ; and though the population has doubled within the last 25 years, and, con sequ ntly, the necessary quantity of suppies, yet the whole business, amounting to 15 to 2 ) millions per annum, is left in the ha ds of a few private firms. The Albion Bank is introduced to prod le increased facili ties for this tr de by establishing an office in the City, as well as at Smithfield and the Metropolitan Cattle Market ; and subsequently. should it be ,ound desrable, by opening branches in the agricultural districts. The value of t ., e rapidly-increasing commission business to be transacted by the Albion Bank can be readily appre ciated by a knowledge that the method in which dealings are +rried on at the Cattle Market consti utes the Bank the depository of all the moneys passirg tom the buyer to the produ er. The Bletropoll'an Meat or Poultry Market in in Smithfield, now in course of erection, is destined, by the terms of the Act of Parliament, to combine and supersede all other mar kets for meat in the metropolis. To this market will be con centrated all transactions for the supply of butchers' meat, poultry, and other produce to the inhabitants of the metro polis and a circle of 14 miles round it. The Direc7orShl.viii„cOiiiiined the provisional agreement for the purchase of the lucrative business of Messrs. Challis and Son, the advantage of commencinz upon an established conneeti• n, under competent and experienced ana:Tement, will be secured to shareholders from the commen:em. nt of business, by which the dire•tors are warranted in expecting that they will be enabled to declare a dividend during the first y ar. Th t the number of joint-stock banks may be advan tageously increased (more particularly under special cir cumstance , such as have led to the formation of tne Albion Bank), is demonstrated by the fact that, so late as six years ago, when the number of joint-stock banks in London was not more than six, their total depo.iits did not exceed £2 ',009,000 ; wh , le, now that the number of these banks has been doubled, the joint deposits are already more than trebled, amount , ng to a total of £71,792,309. The dividends of the older banks range from 1..5 to 30 per cent., in accordance with the da es of their establishment : and the premiums on their shares are from 260 to 3( 0 p r cent. in a precisely similar ratio. The deposits and dividends of the joint-stoc4 banks recenily formed show a rapid pro gress towards identical results. Should no allotment take place, the deposits will be re turned in full. Should a less umber shar. abe allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail able to wards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned t i the a plicant. A- plication for shares may be aldresied to the hankers, brokers, or directors of the Company, and to the secret iry at the offi.i. s of the Company. THE ALBION BANK (LimitPa), The Directors have to announce that the PIIOVI SI, )NTAI, AGREEMENT for tie PURPTIASE of the Old eslab ished BANKING BUSINESS of Messrs. CIIALL IS and SON, together with their B , nk Premises, No. 16, Nest , mithfield, and Bank Buildings, Nietrnpolit ,n Cattle M ezet, has , een GNP] RMED ; and tha' Mr. Thoma , M. Challis, thew:five partner in Vie firm, will be the General Manager of the Albion Bank (Limited). 11HE ALBION BANK (Limited) NO FURTLIEII APPLICATIONS fJr SHAKES in this 13anil will _be RECEIVED ,fter 'IVESDAY, the sth Apri'. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCE, for Roast Meat, }lashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, ,te. Prepared only by the proprietqrs, Dios. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-pl ,ce, Valston, London, N.E. - IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of an y Pt_ one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Tncir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. ,nd 24. 9d. % or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. ATOLL ARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAII for ordinary t o il e t purposes, and “BAREGE' SUL VIIIIR CREAM, for Baths, free f rom disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body i n p erfect he alth ; they are also an effectual remedy in cnring loc al and cu tmeous affections and rheuma tism. highly patronised and reco mmended b y the mos t em i n ent physicians , see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, acrd ng to the degree of sulphur they contain, i V IL sold at the depot. 2, Ru p ert-stre et , Coventry-street, London, W., and at all c hemists. Pros P en tuses and testimonials sent on application. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances, London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Dian of the World" Wine tones, George-street, Camberwell- Park, London. 'DIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and In every county in England, 108 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 1} cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.—r 110A148 PE A.RCE, Lant-street, Southwark. Manager, Citi, 11OPAL ALHAMBRA.- ) Brilliant Equestrian Scene, "THE RIDE FOR THE RI 13BON." ROYAL ALHAMBRA. MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY. at Two , oelceir. Nest week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Sa!urday, at Two. Every Evening at Half-past Seven. VLADAME TUSS D'S HISTORICAL IGALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street --- RECENT ADDlTlONF.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the pe iod (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninT an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 41A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM , Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, Ste. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One 13hilling (tor Gentlemen only). The Notorious General Butler. It has been already announced that Gen. Butler has een, the Rev. James D. Armstrong, D.D., of Norfolk, Virginia, to work upon the fortifications at Hatteras, as a punish ment for his "disloyal practices." The following is the official report of the examination which led to the banish ment of this clergyman. Question—Do you call yourself a loyal man in letter and spirit to-day ? Answcr—l prefer not answering. Question—What is the name of that gen tleman who had taken the oath, and while coming out of the Custom-house with you made the remark that he " would like to spit upon Northern Yankees," or some thing to that effect ? Answer-1 prefer not answering. Question —Have you ever in your pulpit alluded favourably to the Southern cause? Answer—l preached a sermon on the recommendation of the Southern Congress. Question —Did you object at that time to doing so ? Answer —No, sir. Question—Have yon since the commencement of the war preached in your pulpit a sermon favourable to the Union cause, one that would please the loyal and dis please the disloyal ? Answer—No, sir. Question—Where were you born ? Answer—ln N3W Jersey ; I came to Virginia when nineteen years old. Question—Have you determined in your mind not to pray for or allude to the President of the United States, the authorities, the armies and navies thereof, that they may be successful in all their efforts to put down this wicked rebellion? Answer-1 hay©• Question—Do you thick this a wicked rebellion? Answer—No, sir. Question—Have you, since the commencement of the war, opened your church on any fast or thanksgiving day recoEnrneneed by the President of the United States ? Answer—No, sir. Question —Did you ever o pen y o ur church on Jefferson Davis's recommen dation ? Answer—There has been meetings for prayer. Question—Should the President of the United States within a short time recommend a day of thanksgiving or fast, with a view that Christians would unite in prayer for the overthrow of all rebels in arms against the Government of the United States, would you willingly open your church and take charge of such meetings to that end ? Answer — I should not. Question —Do you look upon .slavery as a divine institution. Answer—l look upon it as allowable. Question—Did you look upon the hanging of John Brown as just and right ? Answer—l did. Question—Would you look upon the hanging of any of the prominent rebels— Jeff. Davis, for instance —as just and right? Answer—l should not. Question —Are you religiously and morally op posed to capital punishment ? Answer—l am not. Question —Do you leek on Jeff, Davis or any of his confederates as deserving any severe iunishment for their public acts against the Government since the commencement of the war? Answer—l do not. Question—Do you sympathise with the Union cause or with the Confederate ? Answer—With the Confederate. Question —Do you look upon Jeff. Davis, Wigan, J. M. Mason, and their former colleagues in the United States Congress just preceding the year 1860 as perjured men, and deserving a traitor's reputation for all time, until they show works meet for repentance ? Answer —I do not. Question —Did or do you now regret the Federal loss at Smithfield a few weeks since ? Answer—l do not. Question —Do you think the attack on Fort Sumter by the rebels justifiable? I prefer not answering. Question—Do you think the South justifiable in ever having fired on the old flag? Answer —I do. Question—Should you know of any blockade runners or ssoret mail carriers to or from the rebels, would you give immediate information thereof to our authorities, that they might be detected and punished as traitors deserve? Answer—l would not have anything to or' do with it. A new bridge is now in cqurse of construction across the Seine at Auteuil, below the Pont de Grenelle, for the coutinution of the railway round Faris. ranean. THE ARMY. 'f/Gfiri-~ ! ~ A public announcement, offering a reward of £3O, was last week put is circulation at Woolwich and elsewhere by the authorities of the War Department for the apprehension of a recruiting sergeant named James Saunders, who has been employed in that garrison, it is stated, for many years, and who, it now appears, lies succeeded in realising some thousands of pounds, by means of perjury and false attes tations. It was his duty to enlist and receive recruits from other depots, and to carry out the preliminaries for their being sworn in. On the production of the attestation papers bearing the signatures of the local magistrate, the majority of which, it has been prayed, were forged, he was entitled to a bounty of 153. Considerable sums of money, it ap pears, were likewise :paid over to him, under a claim for rations and pay due to recruits not in exittence. Colonel Wodehouse, who has recently succeeded to the command of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, at Woolwich, having received information which induced him to suspect the sergeant's probity, he was ordered to the guard room, and was placed in charge of Sergeant Harvey, recently reduced from the grade of sergeant-major for in subordination and breach of discipline. At roll call the delinquent managed to make his escape from the custody of his guard, and has not since been heard of. The circum stances of his escape are suspicious, and Sergeant Harvey has now taken his place under arrest. Other persons, it is feared, under authority in the garrison, are implicated. / A., - .t 2 • .4 Vg:151::,... 4 p f . INDIA AND CIIL ''''4l - *f-; . ;.:0\ 1" 4 -:iitp 0 4.7::4 , :f4 ----4 - - - . _ . . , 0t •,.., . it . 41 , 4 , Wo have rece i ve d , in unticipaticill Abelraq, A5;, 1 17' .. / files of papers from Calcutta to the 22141 rebreia and from Hongkong to the 15th of Februity. .. i S We take the following from the Calcutta Eng. lialman of the 22d of February : EWS PAPER "Letters just received from the frontier bring the gratifying intelligence that up to the 14th inst. all was well. "There is again a rumour in Bombay that the directors of the Bombay have resolved to increase the capital of the bank. "According to the Times of India, the arrange ments for opening the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway to Surat will be completed by the Ist of April. " The steamer Carnatic, a ith the London mails to the 26th of January, has arrived at Galle, in wards by which we have telegraphic news to that date. "Owing to the intervention of only on© day, and that a Sunday, between the desw:tch of our over land editions Via Bombly and allle, we have no commercial news to record." CHINA. Wo take the following from the Overland Cluna Mail of February 15 " Oar dates from Shanghai are to February 8, and from Japan to February 6. " The past for!right has been marked by no pro minent incidents, but the slow current of events is not without significance. That portion of the pro vince of Kiangsu which is south of the Yang-teze, and which includes Nanking in the east and Shang hai in the west, is, over half its extent, again under the sway of the Imperialists. " From Pekin we have no news, the cold weather having closed up the usual access to the capital. " From Japan the news wears a decidedly pacific aspect. Ambassadors are again on the point of setting out for Europe, a fact which may of itself be accepted as a guarantee against hostilities for some time to come. The Prussian treaty has at length been ratified, and the Swiss are said to Lave obtained a treaty. The American Minister has procured several important tariff reductions, and the French Minister has availed himself of the same privilege. " In Shanghai settlement the prevalence of crime is arousing the serious attention of those in autho- rity, and we hear that arrangements are in progress for the punishment of native criminals by foreign authorities. This is an important measure, and it is to be hoped that it may be successfully carried out. " From the ports on the Yangtsza river wo have no news of importance. "From Foochow we learn that the district man darin is about to be degraded for his inefficiency in quelling the recent anti-missionary riots. "SHANGHAI, Feb. 8. " Imports.—The pressure in the money market last reported appeared to increase as the day of settlement, China new year, approached, keeping all Chinese dealers out of the market. The decline in exchange has not led to any further speculative purchases, and the few sales that have been effected are principally forced ; bat now that the holidays are over a better demand and improved prices may be looked for. The transactions in English manu factures have been exceedingly small, and prices cannot be said to have varied from our last. Ameri can goods have not been in demand, but stocks are considerably increased. In metals tinplated have been inquired for at quotations, bat metals gene rally are dull; quotations unchanged. Nothing has been done in rice ; but, as stocks are very small, both an advance in price and an active demand may soon be looked for. Sugar has participated in the general dullness; the few sales made have been at our quotations. Coals—Sydney has been in demand ; other qualities generally inactive." Two More Shockinz Deaths from Excessive Drinking, On at urd Mr. John Humphreys, the Mid ale: ex coroner, held an inquiry touching the death of James Hooper, aged 47 years, Henry Sayer, 5, Anchor-elley, St. George's-in-the-East, said that the deceased was a mariner. On Wednesday week he returned from Melbourne, Australia, in the ship Sussex. Upon his arrival in the East India Docks the deceased re ceived £lO. He spent the whole week walling about the s:reets from public house to public-house drinking rum. During the whole of that time he had not been sober for a single hcur. Oil last Tuesday night two men brought him home to witness's house drunk. He had not even a half penny left out of the £lO. Deceased was what was called a " quiet soaker"—he used to drink by himself, and never ask any one to join him. During the night he kept calling out, " Give me more rum ; I want more rum, more rum." In the morning he suddenly pulled the clothes over his head, fell forward, and died. Witness had offered him coffee, but he declined it. Dr. Brookes deposed that the death of the deceased arose from effusion on the brain, caused by excessive drinking. The jury returned a verdict of death from effusion on the brain arising from excessive drinking. The same coroner held a second inquest on the body of llugh Bordner, aged 45 years. Deceased was a bootmaker, residing at 2, Spencar-road, Hornsey Now Town. On the 3d of March his wife died, and since that time he had Rot been sober. On last Satur day evening he was fcund lying on the floor of his room insensible, and his heat covered with blood. Ho had fallen from the top to the bottom of the staircase while drunk. He was conveyed in a cab to the London Hospital, where be expired on Wednesday last. Mr. Hughes, surgeon, said that the deceased died from delirium tremens brought on by excessive drinking. Verdict, "Death from delirium tremens, brought on by excessive drinking." THE STEAM RAMS.—Oa Friday the commission to examine the Paslia of Egypt, in the case of the Attor ney-General v. Laird and Others, was despatched to Cairo. Sir Laurence Palk has given notice of a metion in the House of Commons, on the re-assembling of Parliament on the subject. A MARRIAGE WITHOUT A MINISTER.—At Gles gow, on Monday, says the .North British Mail, s long-betrothed couple intended being joined together in the "holy bonds," but at the last hour found themselves em barrassed by the fact that the bridegroom had not resided the legal period in this country. He had, ignorant of the requirements of the Scotch law, left England last week, and arrived at Glasgow, anticipating no difficulty in the way of being at once married. The want of domicile qualification appeared, however, an insurmountable barrier, and business preventing a long stay in the country he seemed likely to re turn to England alone, a sadder and a wiser man. A. lawyer was applied to, as being the most likely person to solve the dilemma arising from the law; and though, as Shakspeare says, "marriage is a matter of more worth than to be dealt in by attorneyship," the perplexed bride groom found that the assistance of a shrewd lawyer was everything on the occasion. The friends of the bride and bridegroom having assembled at the dining hall of the Bedford Hotel at noon, the bride, accompanied by Mr. W. M. Wilson, writer, was introduced, and the' affianced parties having been arranged, the exchange of ma trimonial consent was duly accredited, confirmed by mutual joinder of their hands, attested by the holy close of lips and strengthened by the interchange of rings. The narrative of this ceremony was then served before witnesses, and the parties and witnesses then proceeded to the County Build ings to wait upon Sir A. Alison. The sheriff at the time was deeply engaged in the decision of a case of great impor. tance, but on Mr. Wilson's explaining the peculiar circum stances of the occasion, and on seeing the bride, who was gifted with a more than ordinary power of beauty, looking all the more engaging from the natural timidity arising from her unusual position, he gallantly consented. The previous contract of marriage having been formally attested by two witnesses, Sir Archibald, by sign manual, certified the fact, and that the registrar of the Blyswood district was entitled to register them as married persons accordingly. The mar ried couple with their friends thereupon proceeded to the office of Mr. Struthers, and having been duly registered, shortly afterwards started for London. [ADVERTISEMENTI — O O nsumption, all nervous, bilious liver, and stomach complaints, in every stage, are ouly ag gravated and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health restoring Kevalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 62,914. Miss Lange, 18 years of age, cured after the medical men had abandoned all hopes of her recovery from the last stage of pulmonary consumption, with L.-art ul cough , e x p ectorati on , exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirat ions, hollow cheeks, emaciated to a skeleton. She is now , t hank God, a perfectl y healthy, blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lang e, Commissaire Police. Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. JAWS Roberts, of lorin7 teyJ Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. —Cure, No. 47,121. mi ss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervousfancies.—Cure, No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical reatment. In tins, 11b, 2s 9d; 21b, 4s 6d; Mb, Ile; 121 b, 228; 241 b, 40s. Barry du Barry and Co., No. 77, ttegent-street, London; also Fortnum and Mason; and all groooll and chemists in every town 91 the 1 - i rrated Kingdom. AFFAIRS OF TURKEY. Constantinople journals and letters to the 18th have reached us. The subjoined items of intelli• germ are taken from the Levant Herald : "The Sultan returned on Monday afternoon to Dolma- Bagtche from a shooting excursion at Ghiumlek.—We understand that the wife of the Viceroy of Egypt is shortly expected in Constantinople with her children and suite.— The Duke of Rutland, and his medical attendant, Dr. Kingsley, who have been staying in Constantinople for some weeks, has left by the steamer for Athens. The Duke is greatly improved in health.—On Sunday last a fire, which at one time threatened rather serious consequences, broke out at Stamboul, in the Mahmoud Pacha quarter. Five private houses and fifteen shops were destroyed, and, strange to say, the fire communicated itself to the top of the minaret of the Mahmoud Pacha mosque, which was much injured.—The Count Della Minerva, formerly charge d' afaires here for Italy, has been appointed Minister at Athens. Count Della Croce, first Secretary for Italy at Lisbon, has been appointed to the same position here in place of Count Patella, who, it is said, will proceed to the Hague.—We are informed that a Vizierial letter will shortly be forwarded to the Pacha of Egypt, for the pur pose of reminding him that the six months' term fixed by the Porte to enable M. de Lesseps to arrange his plans, having expired without any measures of this kind being adopted, the Viceroy must at once suspend the works of the Suez Canal.—Executions are fortunately rare in Con stantinople, but we had two of them yesterday morning. The Arab fisherman Kiritli Mustapha, who was condemned some time ago for the murder of a Zaptieh, at Kalatat Yeri, was hanged at the Bridge ; and at the same time the gar dener Ibrahim suffered the last penalty of the law in a similar manner at Scutari for the assassination of the Tur kish woman, Emirs.—A letter from Anapa informs us that the Governor, Zia Bey, is busily occupied providing localities for a body of 6,000 Circassian immigrants who have recently come to establish themselves there.—The recentfine weather has completely broken up the last remnants of ice on the Danube, and the navigation of that river is now quite free.—We learn from Salonica that the produce of the cot ton crop will probably amount to 100,000 bales of 50 okes each. About two-thirds of this quantity has been already exported. The import trade in this city during the past year has been also very active. The customhouse receipts for the past year amount to 15 millions of piastres.—eve have intelligence from Trebisonde of painful interest. The unfortunate Circassians, driven from their native districts under circumstances which we have often narrated, and which are familiar to our readers, continue to swarm into into that city in great numbers. Towards the end of last month there were as many as 10,000 of these unhappy people clustered within the walls. Typhus fever and other diseases had carried away 3,000 of them since the 10th December, and the contagion had spread greatly amongst the ordinary inhabitants. The evil, howeve r, having assumed serious proportions, the Government , on the requisition of the Board, have, we learn, despatched Dr. Barozzi to Trebi sonde, with full powers to tak e every sanitary measure that he may deem necessary to arrest thisaffliction. Dr. Ba rozzi's talents and experience, and his energy of character, lead us to hope fir desirable results from his mission. w e understand that he is about to camp the Circassians out in tents, to organise hospitals, introduce disinfectants, put the cemeteries in proper order, and adopt every possible hygienic means to relieve Trebisonde from the scour ge w hi c h sta lk s abroad there.—Riza Effendi, the inspector of the province of Trebizonde, recently submitted to the Government a re p )rt representing that if certain works were executed to fa cilitate irrigation from the river whi c h passes b y T zan ik, a considera bl e quantity of land Would be rendered available for the cultivation of cotton, rice, and sugar. The Government, aeting upon this representation, has ordered the execution of the works indicated at the cost of the Treasu r y, an d h as forwarded to Riza Effendi a quantity of cotton seed for dis tribution amongst the agricultural population. An Trade has, moreover, been granted to Hogan Serkis, residing in Tzanik, giving permission to open a sugar factory in that locality," £157 10 0 Subscribers have the option of paying the insta - mcnts in advan e, and will be allowed a discount cf 6 per cent. per an num on such pre-payments. After allotment Scrip Certifi ates will be issu - d to "bearer." These Certificitfs will be exchanged for Bonds to " bearer" on payment of the finaljnstalment, The early completion of the works of this great Railway justifies the Company in making this additional issue of Bonds, following the financial policy a :opted at the outset, of issuing securities to the publi , only after the actual pro gress of the Railway ha secured the necessary income for providing the interest. There will remain only the Second Mortgage of the Ohio division, to be disposed of hereafter, when the total of the Bonded Debt will be only £6,000 per mile. Forma of apprcation may be obtained of the Bankers ; or at the Offices of the Company. . . Offlees of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, 2, Old Broad•street, London, B.C. March 23, MI, SMITH, KNIGHT, AND COMPANY 4 Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. The Mercantile Cred t A , sociation, in conjunction with the Contrall Corporation, will receive applications for shares in the Above Company. Capital ..V1,000,000, in 80,003 shares of £5O each. First issue, Forty Thousand Shares, of which 20,000 have been already subscribed. Derosit on application £1 per share, and £4 on allotm'nt. No future c 11 to excQed £5 per share, and at intervals of not less than three mon hs. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per shire ; any further Capital that may b. required will be raised by the is ue of new share, a preference being given to the holders of existing* shares. DIRECTORS. W. M. Baillie, Esq., Old Bank, Bristol, Director of the Con tract Corp iration. Arthur G. Chapman. Esq. Charles Capper, Esq., ➢lincinry-lane. Rich rd Cooke Coles, Esq , St. liel n's-place, Director of the Royal Insurance COmpany. Thorns Dakte, Esq., Alderman, President of the Great Western Railway of Canada, Director of the Contract Cor poration. Geo. Knight, Esq., Great George-8' reet. Ippolyte Leonino, Esq. Leonino and Co.), Copthall-court. Oct .v us Ommanney, Esq. Hallett, Ommanney, and Co.), Director of the Contract Corporation. Robert Porter, Fsq., Director of the Bank of London and Bank of Ncs Zeal and. John Smith, Esq., Gre , t George-street. Geo. Thomson. Esq. (Mess - s. A.,,derson, Thomson, and Co.) T. Tubini, Esq. (B. Tubint and Co. Threadneedle-street. MANAGING DIRECTOR. George Knight, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane. BANI{ERS. Bank of London. AUDITORS. Messrs. Cooper Brothers and Co. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenov raid Co , Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 31 and 21, Threadnee ile-street, and 1, Great George-street, Westminster. SECRETARY (pro tern.) J. C. Handfield, Esq. 1. This Company has been constituted as an auxiliary to the "Contract Corporation." 2. The Company will undertake the construction cf Rail ways and o her public works as dls ii - Eu shed from the bu..i ness of the Contract Corporation which consists principally of the negotiation and ameptanee of contracts, and the finan cial measures connected therewith. 3. The Iwo Companies will work in harmony, but inde pendently of each other. 4. The opera ions of his Company will be conducted by the eminent contractors Messrs. Smith an 1 Knight, who have transferred their whole bu bless and interest on hi._ hly ,cl - terms; all their valuable plant and existing contracts (including that for the construction of the Royal Sardinian Railway recently entered into) being ceded to the Company. The plant will be paid for in cash, and the re maining interest principally in shares, such shares being taken with £5 only per share credited hereon. 5. The numerous applications to Parliament in the present se qsion for powers to c instru .t branch and ad itional rail ways, and the welt-known increasing demand for railways and other public works, not only in Europe and the colonies. but in all parts of the civilised world, open a wide field ter the profitable employment of capital. 6. The Direc ors consider that, wi h all the elements of success, viz., a large working capital, the assistance of a powerful financ'al corporation, c .upled with the expeeierre an I superintendence of parties , onver-ant with the praAlcal details of the business, with an identity of interest, the pros pects of the Company are such as arc seldom brought under publi3 notice. 7. In the evant of nO allotment of shares being made, the deposit will be returned in toll. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made available towards the p iyment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Prospectuses and forms of au. Heat on for s ares may be obtained .t the oftl.es of the Company, of the Brokers, and of the Solicitors March, 1864. -- SMITH, KNIGHT, AND COMPANY (Limited). FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No.— To the Directors of Smith, Knight, and Company (Limited ) . Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers, the Bank of London, the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per share on shires in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number. and I agree to accept such shares or any less number you may allot to me ; and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Pro`•ession Date March,•lBfri. SMITH, KNIGHT. AND COMPANY (Limited'. NOTICE.—The SHARE L !ST lf,ll be CLOSED at Four o'clock on MONDAY, the 28th March, for London, and TUESDAY, the 29th, for Country applications. By order, G. C. lIANDFIELD, Secretary, pro tern. London, March 23, 1861. 500 BUSINESSES. L --Mr. ANDW. HIND'S MARCH IST, Containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, Ro., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. 4 -i k'i